For example some species of baleen whale such as the humpback whale are very solitary and spend much of their lives alone which makes them much less social than other groups of Cetacea such as the killer whale (the largest of the dolphin species) which often travels in groups or pods of up to 30 or more.
a combining form meaning âhealer,â âmedicine,â âhealing,â used in the formation of compound words: iatrogenic. Origin of iatro-. < Greek, combining form of iÄtrÃ³s healer, equivalent to iÃ¢(sthai) to heal + -tros noun suffix. Word Origin and History for iatro-.
In English grammar and morphology, triplets are three distinct words derived from the same source but at different times and by different paths, such as place, plaza, and piazza (all from the Latin platea, a broad street). Also known as word triplets. In most cases, such words have the same ultimate origin in Latin. See Examples and Observations below.